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The Children of Green Knowe

1986 · 1 season

A hushed, gentle ghost story that feels like a storybook read aloud in a dim, old room.

Created by
John Stadelman
Genres
Action & adventure, Mystery, Family
Starring
Alec Christie, Daphne Oxenford
Overview
A young boy goes to live with his great-grandmother. While she tells him stories of his ancestors, he begins to see the spirits of children who lived in the house during the reign of Charles II.

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Created by
John Stadelman
Genres
Action & adventure, Mystery, Family
Starring
Alec Christie, Daphne Oxenford
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • memory
  • death
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, mystery, family
Created by
John Stadelman
Written by
John Stadelman
Starring
Alec Christie, Daphne Oxenford
Music
Peter Howell
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 120 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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